Simon Bandelier was born in Switzerland in 1832 and is the son of Simon Bandelier, who kept hotel and store in Berne. Our subject grew to manhood in his native country and was there married to Miss Rosa Sauvine, daughter of Emanuel Sauvine who came with his wife and family and settled in Ohio at the same time that Simon Bandelier and wife made their advent into this country. The last named landed in New York in 1855, went from there to Ohio and settled on a farm in Wayne County where they remained eleven years. In 1866 they came to Cole County, Mo., rented a tract of land and two years later purchased the fine farm where they now reside but which was then all timber. To his marriage were born the following children: Emma, married to Eugene Anfrance, is the mother of four children and now resides in Callaway County, Mo.; Eugene, at home and interested in the stock business with his father; Julia, at home; Albert, also interested in the stock business with his father; Emanuel, at home and with his father in the stock business; Benjamin, also at home with his father in the stock business; Sophia, at home, and Rosina Kiesle, whose father was drowned, and she was adopted by Mr. Bandelier when three years of age. She is now eleven years of age and can speak four languages. Mr. Bandelier and his four sons have cleared the timber from the farm, improved it and have fine buildings on the same. Since first coming here he has added eighty-five acres to his first purchase. He and sons are extensively engaged in raising fine stock, having a fine English draft horse, "Prince Albert," and also a fine jack of the stock of Mammouth and Black Knight. Mr. Bandelier makes a business of shipping hogs, cattle and sheep, shipping mostly from Centretown and often from Elston, Russellville and Jefferson City. Mrs. Bandelier died in 1885. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Bandelier is a Republican in politics, was nominated for county judge, but the county being largely Democratic, he was defeated by a small majority. He has taught all his children the French and German languages, and sent them to the common schools of the county to learn the English language.

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History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries, and Osage Counties, Missouri, Goodspeed Publishing Company (1889).